Julia Lopez MP: written questions
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Written questions
Cystic Fibrosis: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to reinstate funding for the National Institute for Health and Care Research Bioresource project providing infrastructure for the development of novel non-CFTR treatments for cysti
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) BioResource worked with the Cystic Fibrosis Trust to establish the Cystic Fibrosis BioResource project, which began recruiting participants in 2021. In October 2024, the NIHR BioResource altered i...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFlats: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) fire risk appraisals and (b) EWS1 assessments carried out by an engineer who has been suspended by the Institution of Fire Engineers must be reassessed.
Answer: Robust auditing processes are in place to ensure that all Fire Risk Appraisals of External Walls (FRAEWs) for buildings in the Government’s remediation funding programmes meet appropriate standards before the associated funding application can progress. W...
Answered 27 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16226More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a breakdown of approved asylum claims by country of origin since 4 July 2024.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on initial decisions on asylum claims by nationality is published in table Asy_D02 of the ‘Asylum applications, initial decisions and resettlement deta...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of asylum claims have been approved since 4 July 2024.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on initial decisions on asylum claims by nationality is published in table Asy_D02 of the ‘Asylum applications, initial decisions and resettlement deta...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many new hotels she has awarded contracts to for housing asylum seekers since 4 July 2024.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to my response to the Urgent Question tabled by the Right Honourable Member for Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge on 20 November, which can be found at – Asylum Seekers: Hotel Accommodation - Hansard - UK Parliament.
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCricket: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Prime Minister announces multi-million pound boost for grassroots cricket, published on 4 April 2024, what progress has been made on deli
Answer: This Government believes that grassroots sports facilities are crucial in supporting people to be more active up and down the country and the power of creating a lasting legacy from events such as the upcoming World Cups.The funding arrangements for the F...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCricket: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to maintain the £35 million investment in grassroots cricket facilities announced on 4 April 2024.
Answer: This Government believes that grassroots sports facilities are crucial in supporting people to be more active up and down the country and the power of creating a lasting legacy from events such as the upcoming World Cups.The funding arrangements for the F...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HaveringHome OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has commissioned the use of hotel accommodation in the London Borough of Havering for the purpose of housing asylum seekers since 29 July 2024.
Answer: No new hotels have been commissioned to accommodate asylum seekers in the London Borough of Havering in this period. The Home Office keeps its accommodation estate under constant review.The Government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordArts: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on (a) legislation to govern artificial intelligence models and (b) the impact of that legislation
Answer: Discussions between and within the two departments have been ongoing since the General Election, based on the Government’s belief in both human-centred creativity and the potential of technology to open up new creative frontiers. The whole government is c...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBBC: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to alter the membership of the Expert Panel for her Department's BBC Funding Model Review.
Answer: The Government is committed to the licence fee for the remainder of the current Charter period. The Government will keep an open mind about the future of the licence fee, and will engage with the BBC and other relevant stakeholders before deciding on next...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: Cost EffectivenessDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has for new efficiency savings in (a) her Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies.
Answer: As laid out in the Spending Review 21 Settlement, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport was required to manage a decreasing funding settlement over this period. This department’s funding was further reduced following the Machinery of Government chan...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: Public ExpenditureDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what underspends are projected in (a) her Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies in (i) this financial year and (ii) the Spending Review period.
Answer: As of 24 May 2024, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport is not forecasting to underspend on the budget as agreed at the Main Estimate.As the Chancellor set out in her speech on Monday 29 July, this department has inherited a number of forecasted sp...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordCasement Park: RegenerationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1790More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost is of redeveloping Casement Park for Euro 2028.
Answer: The Department for Communities in Northern Ireland is responsible for the redevelopment of Casement Park. We want the whole of the UK to benefit from hosting EURO 2028, which is why the Government is looking closely at the Casement Park redevelopment.This...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordBBC: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she expects her Department's BBC Funding Model Review is to conclude and publish its findings.
Answer: The Government is committed to the licence fee for the remainder of the current Charter period. The Government will keep an open mind about the future of the licence fee, and will engage with the BBC and other relevant stakeholders before deciding on next...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordBBC: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she will continue the BBC Funding Model Review.
Answer: The Government is committed to the licence fee for the remainder of the current Charter period. The Government will keep an open mind about the future of the licence fee, and will engage with the BBC and other relevant stakeholders before deciding on next...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: Public ExpenditureDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what amount of her 2024-25 departmental budget was underspent on 24 May 2024.
Answer: As of 24 May 2024, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport is not forecasting to underspend on the budget as agreed at the Main Estimate. As the Chancellor set out in her speech on Monday 29 July, this department, along with other government departmen...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department's planned timetable is for the completion of feasibility works for (a) platform six at Upminster station and (b) the other 50 projects granted Access for All accessibility funding on 24 May
Answer: Following the previous government's announcement on 24th May 2024, we are carefully considering the best approach to the Access for All programme. Given the short time since the general election, I regret I am not yet able to comment on next steps regardi...
Answered 31 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordBisphenol A: Breast CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Institute for Health and Care Research has commissioned any research into the link between Bisphenol A (BPA) and breast cancer.
Answer: Cancer remains a priority for the Government, and we spend £1.5 billion on health and care research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) each year. Cancer is our biggest area of spend, and in 2022/23 the NIHR spent over £121....
Answered 1 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has commissioned the use of any hotel accommodation in the London Borough of Havering for the purpose of housing asylum seekers since 5 July 2024.
Answer: No new hotels have been commissioned to accommodate asylum seekers in the London Borough of Havering in this period. The Government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly, and fairly. This includes our acco...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
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